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Santa Muerte

All Hallows’ Eve – the “spirit” of the season

Themes of death, spirits, and visits from the Otherworld are celebrated throughout October, culminating on October 31st, Halloween. Hallowe’en is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve (Hallow is another word for Saint), which is the first night of the three Christian Holy Days: All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day. This week […]

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October 29, 2020 By Heather Gray Tagged With: All Saints' Day, All Souls, dead, death, Halloween, Santa Muerte, spirits

Santa Muerte

Today is All Saints’ Day. Here is an excerpt from the All Saints’ and Souls’ issue: Across Mexico, on November 1st, people celebrate the folk saint of Santa Muerte, Our Lady of Holy Death. She is associated with people who work dangerous jobs at night, like taxi drivers, police, and sex workers, and they invoke […]

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November 1, 2018 By Heather Gray Tagged With: All Saints' Day, magic, sacred, Saints, Santa Muerte

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